PM Imran Khan announces new organisational structure for PTI

Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has announced the new organisational structure for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the responsibilities of party’s secretary general has been given to Asad Umar. 

It is pertinent to mention here that this announcement came a day after dissolving all previous bodies within his party following a defeat in the first phase of local government (LG) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

This news was confirmed by Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry through his official Twitter account.

Fawad Chaudhry said that federal minister Asad Umar had been selected as the secretary general and the following individuals had been named the presidents for various provincial divisions.

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi for Sindh, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri for Balochistan, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood for Punjab and Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar for South Punjab were chosen as presidents of relevant provinces. 

پارٹی تنظیموں کی تحلیل کے بعد چیئرمین تحریک انصاف عمران خان نے تحریک انصاف کی نئ تنظیم کا اعلان کیا گیا ہے، اسد عمر تحریک انصاف کے نئے سیکرٹری جنرل ہوں گے، پرویز خٹک خیبر پختونخواہ، علی زیدی سندہ، قاسم سوری بلوچستان، شفقت محمود پنجاب اور خسرو بختیار جنوبی پنجاب کے صدور ہوں گے ۔

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 25, 2021

Later, in a tweet, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi said he was "humbled by the faith" that the premier had shown in him. "Will try to live up to the expectations of all, especially PTI workers. Together we will pull Sindh out of deprivation," he tweeted.

Am humbled by the faith PM @ImranKhanPTI has shown in me to lead @PTISindhOffice
I seek guidance from Allah, prayers & support from family & friends🤲🏻
Will try to live up to the expectations of all, especially @PTIofficial workers. Together we will pull Sindh out of deprivation.

— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) December 25, 2021

A day earlier, briefing to the journalists after PTI’s party session under the chair of PM Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan dissolved all the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) organisations. The information minister said that the premier expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of PTI in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s LB polls.

Fawad Chaudhry said that the prime minister has dissolved all organizations of the PTI and removed all office bearers from their positions.

“A special committee will be formed for ticket distribution,” he said adding the new committee would devise the party’s constitution and further reorganize party structure.

He said that the prime minister has expressed his no-confidence over party structure in KP as it emerged that tickets were distributed to family members while violating merit.

He said that 1100 to 1200 tickets are awarded in the country and no party other than PTI can give so many tickets. “PPP is only Sindh and PML-N is only party of Punjab but the PTI has representation in all the provinces.”

Fawad Chaudhry said that the prime minister was apprised of the reasons for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local body elections. Imran Khan said that PTI is not a family politics party. “If the culture of the PML-N and the PPP comes in PTI then there will be no difference between them and us.”

He further said that local body elections are very important for the governments while resolving disputes and issues at the local level.